Signaling pathways in cancer-associated fibroblasts and targeted therapy for cancer

F Wu, J Yang, J Liu, Y Wang, J Mu, Q Zeng… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
To flourish, cancers greatly depend on their surrounding tumor microenvironment (TME),
and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in TME are critical for cancer occurrence and …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: Origin, function, imaging, and therapeutic targeting

R Rimal, P Desai, R Daware, A Hosseinnejad… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is emerging as one of the primary barriers in cancer
therapy. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are a common inhabitant of the TME in several …

Engineered nanomedicines with enhanced tumor penetration

J Ding, J Chen, L Gao, Z Jiang, Y Zhang, M Li, Q Xiao… - Nano Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has been extensively explored to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy with
modest therapeutic efficacy in the clinic, owing to various factors. A primary factor is …

Fibroblasts in the tumor microenvironment

M Truffi, L Sorrentino, F Corsi - Tumor microenvironment: Non …, 2020 - Springer
The implications of a tumor microenvironment in cancer initiation and progression have
drawn interest in recent years. Within the tumor stroma, fibroblasts represent a predominant …

Cancer associated fibroblasts and metabolic reprogramming: unraveling the intricate crosstalk in tumor evolution

F Zhang, Y Ma, D Li, J Wei, K Chen, E Zhang… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2024 - Springer
Metabolic reprogramming provides tumors with an energy source and biofuel to support
their survival in the malignant microenvironment. Extensive research into the intrinsic …

Nanomedicine penetration to tumor: challenges, and advanced strategies to tackle this issue

MU Munir - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Scientists have been working on the development of nanomedicine-based
tumor therapy, rather than conventional treatment, to treat cancer for several years …

Nanoparticle interactions with the tumor microenvironment

Y Huai, MN Hossen, S Wilhelm… - Bioconjugate …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Compared to normal tissues, the tumor microenvironment (TME) has a number of aberrant
characteristics including hypoxia, acidosis, and vascular abnormalities. Many researchers …

Self-therapeutic nanomaterials: Applications in biology and medicine

J Seaberg, JR Clegg, R Bhattacharya, P Mukherjee - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Over past decades, nanotechnology has contributed to the biomedical field in areas
including detection, diagnosis, and drug delivery via opto-electronic properties or …

A bibliometric and visual analysis of cancer-associated fibroblasts

WC Yuan, JX Zhang, HB Chen, Y Yuan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) represent the predominant stromal
component within the tumour microenvironment (TME), exhibiting considerable …

Nanomedicine in pancreatic cancer: current status and future opportunities for overcoming therapy resistance

MK Greene, MC Johnston, CJ Scott - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite access to a vast arsenal of anticancer agents, many fail to realise
their full therapeutic potential in clinical practice. One key determinant of this is the evolution …